Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant jerusalem artichokes in Montgomery should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Jerusalem artichokes

Frost tolerance for jerusalem artichokes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since jerusalem artichokes do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant jerusalem artichokes in Montgomery is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant jerusalem artichokes and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your jerusalem artichokes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your jerusalem artichokes indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Montgomery. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Montgomery is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Montgomery it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your jerusalem artichokes in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Montgomery

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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